Flemington Indians playing for win number four today in state American Legion tournament at Mercer County Park

Flemington Post 159 won the first three games of the American Legion State tournament this week and is going for win number four today against West Deptford.

Bill BrokawAmerican Legion Post 159 Indian Mackay Price makes a play at the bag earlier this year.

Today's game started at 4 p.m. at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Flemington is one of four teams remaining and brought the best record into this afternoon's game. Yesterday the Indians beat state powerhouse Brooklawn, 6-3.

On Aug. 1 the team shut out Haddon Heights, 6-0. It started the tournament by besting West Windsor-Plainsboro, 2-1.

Tomorrow the Indians could play the winner of today's Brooklawn-South Brunswick game. Flemington beat South Brunswick last week for the district championship.

The State Legion Final Eight Tournament started Tuesday with double-headers at Mercer County Park in West Windsor and should end with a championship team tomorrow. If Flemington wins tonight, it would be one game away from the state title.

The state tournament pits the four state district champion and four runner-up teams against each other. By today the four teams with the worst tournament record were eliminated.

Flemington finished the regular season 33-3.

Indians Coach Steve Farsiou said at the start of the state action, “This is the first time I have taken a team into the state tournament, and wasn't worried about pitching. We have six or seven proven starters, and a great bullpen ... in this thing pitching is the name of the game."

Flemington won the New Jersey American Legion Tourney Title in 2009 and has been close a couple of more times.

The state winner and runner up move on to play in the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional in West Lawn, Pa. The American Legion World Series will be held Aug. 17-21 in Shelby, N.C.